if there's questions still, come to irc #kanotix (the button is on your desktop)
for quick answers. you can stay in irc throughout your installation-process.

greetz
devil
Tobi - 12.12.2005, 12:59 UhrTitel: Installation-HowTo
Perhaps it would be good to have screenshots of the englisch version of kanotix-Installer

Otherwise it seems that we are playing games with the english speaking community.
devil - 12.12.2005, 13:49 UhrTitel: Installation-HowTo
tobi,
hm, strange enough, I made the EN screenshots, they where uploaded as well.
seems the wrong pictures went in.
we'll have that fixed by tonite.

It is advisable to edit this list, so you can delete packages you don't want installed.

Reboot, and here you are.

That command line is confusing
Thanks
Tobi - 13.12.2005, 09:04 UhrTitel: RE: Installation-HowTo
I think only the first line is valid, and the second nonsense (perhaps a double entry by mistake)
devil - 13.12.2005, 09:12 UhrTitel: RE: Installation-HowTo
Tobi,
thxx, that was a double entry.
fixed

I want to install kanotix but I am asking whether there are any prerequisites as far as knowledge is concerned. The problem is that my brother is a bastard who does not explain me anything and therefore I have to learn things myself. I would say that I know a reasonable amount about computers and I know what hardware I have under the bonnet. I have installed windows before but I then ghosted back my previous installation because I could not get the internet (wireless) to work. I asked my brother to sort this out but he answered "Use some diagnostic tools". Cunt. (I am aware though that I had to install the driver.)

I don't know everything but as I ask, are there any prerequisites (implicit or explicit) for downloading and installing kanotix? Much appreciation for any answers.

greetz
devil
slh - 20.05.2006, 18:15 UhrTitel: RE: Installation-HowTo
Tahir, there surely are better ways of wording - aren't there?
tahir - 21.05.2006, 00:29 UhrTitel: RE: Installation-HowTo
sorry slh, I will tone it down in the future. I am going to read that manual and I will get back to you. Cheers.
murray - 04.07.2006, 15:14 UhrTitel:
Found the instructions for updating my KANOTIX installation with a new version, <http://kanotix.com/FAQ-id_cat-63.html#q275>. Will be using KANOTIX-2006-Easter-RC4 for the upgrade to an existing Kanotix 2005-03 that was recently dist-upgraded (sucessfully).

I would like to reinstall the packages deleted during the upgrade, as I've added several packages and don't have a comprehensive list of what I've added. But am confused by the command line to add back the deleted packages, "apt-get install $(span>" that I found today, 04 Juky, 2006. To my inexperiencced eye that looks incomplete. Is that the correct command? If not, what is the correct command?
devil - 04.07.2006, 16:24 UhrTitel:
murray,
that command got crippled probably when moving stuff not long ago. i will fix that right away.
the correct line is:
apt-get install $(<old-packages-yyyymmdd.txt

greetz
devil
jbs1136 - 17.10.2006, 03:29 UhrTitel:
I have a question about this. I have the 2006-1 RC4 installed currently and would like to have the final version when it is released. Do I have to download the .iso and either burn a cd or use fromiso to install it? Is there a way to upgrade to the final version? Mentioned above is code for reinstalling packages that get removed during an install. In the faq's it suggests that the file is edited to make sure nothing is there that you don't want. Where would I find that file?

john
ockham23 - 17.10.2006, 07:30 UhrTitel:

Zitat:

Do I have to download the .iso and either burn a cd or use fromiso to install it?

You can use the old cd with fromiso only if kernel versions are identical. If the final version has a newer kernel, and you still don't want to burn a cd, you can use grub from your existing hd install to boot the iso file. But you first have to extract vmlinuz and miniroot from the iso file and add another boot stanza to /boot/grub/menu.lst as described in the FAQ: http://kanotix.com/FAQ-id_cat-63.html#q298devil - 17.10.2006, 07:54 UhrTitel:
jbs1136,
the file lives in /root

greetz
devil
jbs1136 - 17.10.2006, 08:29 UhrTitel:
Thanks to both of you for your help. I just hate to burn a cd, use it once and toss it in the trash. I have sent some to friends but most people I know just want to turn on their computer and that is it. I even have trouble getting them to empty their cache every year or so and don't even mention antivirus or firewall to them.